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高三英语阅读理解专题突破1

　　2010届高三英语阅读理解专题突破

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Passage1

Thefactthatblindpeoplecanseethingsusingotherpartsoftheirbodiesapartfromtheireyesmayhelpusunderstandourfeelingaboutcolor.Iftheysensecolordifferences,thenperhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolorwithoutknowingit.

Salesmenhavediscoveredbyexperienceoveralongperiodoftimethatsugarsellsbadlyingreenwrappings（包装），thatbluefoodsareconsiderednotagreeabletothetaste,andthatcosmetics（化妆品）shouldneverbepackedinbrown.Theirdiscoverieshavegrownintoawholesubjectofcolorpsychology（心理学）。

Someofourpreferences（偏爱）forcolorsareclearlypsychological.Darkblueisthecolorofthenightskyandthereforeconnectedwithcalm,whileyellowisadaycolorconnectedwithenergyandencouragement.Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecausetheyareconnectedwithpsychology,alsohaveadirecteffectonpeople’smind.Peopleinbrightredsurroundingsshowanincreaseinbreathingspeed,heartbeatandbloodpressure;redisexciting.Purebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolor.Beingexciting,redwaschosenasthesignalfordanger,butaclosestudyshowsthatabrightyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm,sofireenginesinsomeadvancedareasarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopbuses,trucksandcars.

　　56.Thepassagetellsusthatsalesmenhave__________.

　　A.discoveredtherelationshipbetweencolorandpsychology

　　B.triedoutcolorsonblindpeople

　　C.foundoutthatcoloraffectsales

　　D.developedaspecialsubjectofcolorpsychology

　　57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

　　A.whatcolorwepreferdependsonourstateofmind

　　B.foodssellwellingreenorbluewrappings

　　C.blindpeoplecannotsensecolordifference

　　D.abrightyellowhasexactlytheoppositeeffecttored

　　58.Ifpeopleareexposedto（置身于）pureblue,_________.

　　A.theirbloodpressurerises    　　B.theywanttotastebluefoods

　　C.theywillfeellikebuyingthings D.theywon’teasilyfeelnervous

　　59.Themosteffectivecolorinthepassageforwarningpeopleis_______.

　　A.redB.darkblueC.brightyellowD.green

　　60.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?

　　A.ColorsandsalesB.Colorsandfeelings

　　C.TheblindandcolorsD.Preferencesforcolors

参考答案 

56.C 57.A 58.D 59.C 60.B

　　Passage2

TheBedouinpeoplethinkmosthighlyofpeoplewhoshowloyalty.Tothemloyaltydoesnotmeanthatoneisdevotedtoacountry,aplace,oraleader.Loyaltymeansbeingfaithfultoone’sfamilyandtribe（部落）。

　　TheBedouinpeopletakeprideintheirancestors（祖先）。

Theydonotadmireaherofromanordinaryorpoorfamilyasmuchasonewhocomesfromanhonoredfamily.Theyparticularlyrespectthosewhohavereceivedagoodnamefromtheirancestorsandthenhavepasseditontotheirchildren.

Aman’spositionamongtheblack-tentpeopledependsuponhisancestors,relatives,andfellowtribesmen.Iftheyarehonored,heisalsohonored.Iftheyaredisgraced,hetooisdisgraced.Thereforeonecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamily,hislineage（血统），andhistribe.

Amancanprotecthisfamily’shonorbybeingbraveandgenerousandbygivingprotectiontothosewhoaskforit.Healsoguardsitbycarefullywatchingthewomenofhisfamily.

ABedouinwomancannotbringhonortoherfamily,butshecanbringdisgrace.Evenifawomanonlylooksasifshehasdonewrong,shemaybekilled.Thehonorofherfamilydependsuponhervirtue（美德）。

　　64.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataBedouinmanwillfeeldisgracedifhe____.

　　A.doesnotsucceedinbusiness

　　B.needstoaskforhelpfromhisbrothers

　　C.doesnothingwhenamemberofhisfamilyisbadlytreated

　　D.doesnothelpastrangerwhoasksforassistance

　　65.TheBedouinpeoplerespectthosewho____.

　　A.leavetheirfamiliestoseeksuccessontheirown

　　B.valuetheirfamiliesmorethananythingelse

　　C.becomeheroeswithanordinaryfamilybackground

　　D.aredevotedtotheircountry

　　66.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatBedouinwomenare____.

　　A.treatedastheequalsofmen

　　B.listenedcarefullywhentheytelltheirsideofastory

　　C.respectedforthemanythingstheydo

　　D.notrespectedasmuchasmen

　　67.Theword“disgrace”means“____”inthistext.

　　A.honor　　B.danger　　C.pride　　D.shame

参考答案 

64.C 65.B 66.D 67.D

　　Passage3

TheFoodandDrugAdministrationis,again,threateningtoimposemilkandmeatfromclonedanimalsonapublicthatopposesthetechnologyanditsproducts.

Respectedpollsreportthatmorethan60%ofAmericansthinkanimalcloningisimmoral,andthatmostpeoplesaidtheywouldn’tknowinglyeattheproductseveniftheFDAapprovedthem.ButbecausetheFDAwouldallowclonedmeatandmilktobesoldwithoutidentifyinglabels,consumerswouldn’tbeabletoavoidthem.TheFDAhasconsistentlytiltedtowardthosewhowantclonedmilkandmeatinourfood.Agencyofficialshaverepeatedlyassertedthatscienceshowsclonedmilkandmeataresafeforhumans.ButtheFDAhasneverpublishedthecompletescientificstudiesitsayssupportthatclaim.

Theargumentthatcloningissafeforanimalsisunconvincing.Clonedmeatandmilkoffernopubliceconomicbenefits.Havingclonedcowsproducemoremilkwouldn’treducemilkprices.USfarmersproducemoremilkthanwedrink,andthegovernmentisrequiredtobuythesurplus.Since2000,dairysupportprogramshavecosttaxpayersmorethan$5billion.

Mostimportant,thisfirstdecisiontoadvanceanimalbiotechnologyraisesethicalissuesbeyondtheFDA’sexpertise.Techniquesusedtocloneanimalswilladvancetheabilitytoclonehumans－andcreateanimalswithhumangenes.Neithertheagencynoranimalscientistsarequalifiedtotelluswhetherandwhenitisethicallyacceptableforhumanstoaltertheessentialnatureofanimals.Weneedanationaldiscussion,includingethicistsandreligiousleaders,toconsiderthewisdomofclonedandtransgenicanimals.Giventheriskofunintendedconsequences,weshouldproceedcautiously.ThepresidentshouldhaltfurtherFDAactiononcloningandsetinmotionaprocessforbeginningthisbroaderdiscussion.

　　61.Theauthor’sattitudetowardscloningis__________.

　　A.neutral  B.opposed   C.approving  D.supportive

　　62.InUSmanypeoplebuyclonedfoods__________.

　　A.tosupportthenewtechnique

　　B.becauseFDAapprovedthem

　　C.becausetheycannottellwhichisclonedfood

　　D.becausethycannotreadthelabels.

　　63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

　　A.Becausemoremilkisproducedbyclonedcows,themilkpriceisreduced.

　　B.Americanfarmersproducemoremilkthanthepeoplecanconsume.

　　C.FDAapprovedthatclonedfoodissafeforhumanbeings.

　　D.Moreandmorepeopleacceptclonedmilkandmeat.

　　64.Fromthetextweknowthatcloningtechnique___________.

　　A.developedwellenoughtoclonehumanbeings

　　B.maycauseunintendedbadresultstohumanbeings

　　C.willbringmoreunexpectedeconomicbenefits

　　D.issupportedbyethicistsandreligiousleaders

　　65.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

　　A.PubliceIsAgainstClonedFoodB.BenefitsofClonedFood

　　C.ClonedFoodIsIllegalD.TechniqueinClonedFood

参考答案 

61.A 62.C 63.D 64.B 65.C

2010届高三英语阅读理解专题突破（4）

Passage1

TheteagardensinSriLankaareactuallylargeestates（种植园）。

Thebestteausuallycomesfromplantsgrownonhighgrounds,thecoolhilltopswithrowsandrowsofteaplants.Theplantsareaboutonemetreapart.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetreshigh.Pruningisimportantbecauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershoots,oryoungleaves.Itisfromtheseshootsthatthebestteaisgot.

Practicallyalltheteapickersarewomen.Theestatesprefertoemploywomenpickersbecausetheyaremorecareful.Theirthinfingerscaneasilyremovethetwinleavesandnewshootsfromtheplant,whicharethepartsusedforprocessing（加工）tea.Thepickerscarrylargebasketsintowhichtheythrowtheirpickings.Askilledworkercanharvestbetween9to14kilogrammesoftealeavesaday.Usuallynewshootscanbepickedfromtheplantsabouteverytenorfifteendays.

Processingteashootsintothefamiliardrytealeavesrequiresgreatcareandskill.Therearevariousmethodsofprocessingdependingonthetypeoftearequired.Forblacktea,theyounggreenleavesarefirstspreadoutoshelvestodry.Thisprocessremovesmuchofitswaterandtheleavesbecomesoft.Afterthis,theleavesarepassedthroughheavyrollers.Thisoperationwillpresstheleavesforjuiceswhichgivetheteabothitscolourandtaste.Thentheleavesarespreadoutonfloorsandlefttoferment（发酵）underwetconditions.Fermentationdevelopstherichtasteofblacktea.Thefermentedleavesarethendriedwithahot-airbloweruntiltheybecomerolled-upblackleaves.Thefinalstepistosortandgradethembeforetheblackteaisreadyforsaletocountriesallovertheworld.

　　68.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“pruning”means_____.

　　A.regularcuttingoftheplants　　B.frequentwatering

　　C.regularuseofchemicals   　　D.growingtheplantshighinthemountain

　　69.Oneofthereasonswhywomenareemployedtodothepickingisthat_____.

　　A.theyworkharderthanmendointhepicking

　　B.theycanthrowtheirpickingsmoreeasilyintothebaskets

　　C.theirfingersfitthembetterforthejob.

　　D.theycanmoreeasilyfindthetwinleaves.

　　70.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?

　　A.Three.  B.Four.  C.Five.  D.Six.

　　71.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

　　A.Tointroducevariousmethodsofteaprocessing.

　　B.Topersuadereaderst